Lubumbashi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$6888
🏠 One person rent
$496
$2075
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$3850
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$4634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
89
😀 Quality of life
21
98
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.87M

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5141st and 133rd ($1025 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Singapore, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8928th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Singapore City

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Lubumbashi Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$26424

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$623
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$585
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$610
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$609
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$611
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$602
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$545
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$554
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$558
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$482
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$480
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$539
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$644
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$582
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$479
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$553
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$512
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$565
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$913
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$550
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$457
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$638
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$450
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$455
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$442
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$521
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$578
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$476
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$566
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$544